ANTH 410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Emic And Etic, Cultural Ecology, Structural Functionalism
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Questions: mcgee and warms chapter 20 pdf: rappaport & wolf. Almost certainly the theoretical perspective rappaport is most influenced by is structural: from the paper, deduce and describe the key assumptions and methods rappaport is using in his analysis of the tsembaga and their pigs. Very briefly explain which theoretical perspective and theorist would you think influenced rappaport the most? functionalism and the theorist who most influenced him is radcliffe-brown along with white. Radcliffe-brown"s structural functionalism, with a focus on energy expenditure and systems that seems to be directly applied from the work of white. Assumes environment plays a large role in the way the tsembaga interact with their pigs, which isn"t unreasonable. Method of converting raw food into kcal to measure energy consumption, also assumes people are organisms like other animals again not unreasonable. Key method is intense participant observation fieldwork. Treating religion as a way of promoting cultural integration and stability.
